Heart of DarknessDover Publications, 1990 M07 1 - 80 páginas Although Polish by birth, Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) is regarded as one of the greatest writers in English, and Heart of Darkness, first published in 1902, is considered by many his "most famous, finest, and most enigmatic story." — Encyclopaedia Britannica. The tale concerns the journey of the narrator (Marlow) up the Congo River on behalf of a Belgian trading company. Far upriver, he encounters the mysterious Kurtz, an ivory trader who exercises an almost godlike sway over the inhabitants of the region. Both repelled and fascinated by the man, Marlow is brought face to face with the corruption and despair that Conrad saw at the heart of human existence. |
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... head on my arm again , and had nearly lost myself in a doze , when somebody said in my ear , as it were : ' I am as harmless as a little child , but I don't like to be dictated to . Am I the manager - or am I not ? I was ordered to send ...
... head to foot , strutted to and fro restlessly . When we came abreast again , they faced the river , stamped their feet , nodded their horned heads , swayed their scarlet bodies ; they shook towards the fierce river - demon a bunch of ...
... head . But nothing happened . The heavens do not fall for such a trifle . Would they have fallen , I wonder , if I had rendered Kurtz that justice which was his due ? Hadn't he said he wanted only justice ? But I couldn't . I could not ...